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// Station · 4m ago

KTAD

Perry Stokes Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.1°C / -6.1°C
ALTIM 29.87 inHg
ELEV 5,762 FT
37.2594°N / 104.3410°W
LOCATION · Trinidad, US
N
WIND
VRB3 kt
KTAD · 5,762 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / -6
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.87"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KTAD 302054Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 26/M06 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP034 T02611061 56009

KTAD · day 30 at 20:54 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint -6°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1003.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
03 HDG 030° CALM 5,500'
21 HDG 210° CALM 5,500'
09 HDG 090° CALM 5,500'
27 HDG 270° CALM 5,500'
Pattern altitude: 6,762 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +23°C

8,500FT
+2,738 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
8,900 7,750 6,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,762 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+23°C PRESSURE ALT5,809 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KC24 (Mineral County Memorial Airport, Creede, elev 8,680 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+85%
-60%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+60%
-38%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+34%
-26%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 18,944 FT KTAD ELEV · 5,762 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL18,944 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:40ZSUNRISE
18:56ZSOLAR NOON
02:11ZSUNSET
02:42ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 13m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:42Z (5h 43m) DAY LENGTH14h 31m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:10Z MOONSET13:41Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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